Natural disasters affected about 94.94 million people in China over the first three quarters of this year, with 792 dead or missing, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Sunday.

Calls for federal intervention to tackle the algal bloom killing thousands of marine animals in SA are growing, as fishing ...

Natural disasters across China in the first half of 2025 brought direct economic losses of 54.11 billion yuan ($7.55 billion) ...

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters in China led to 54.11 billion yuan in economic losses, 307 casualties or missing ...

Flash floods from Texas to Nepal reveal how climate change, geography & poor warning systems fuel deadly disasters worldwide.

China's north and west braced for flash floods and landslides on Thursday as annual 'Plum Rains' left a trail of destruction and prompted the mobilisation of thousands of rescue workers to pull people ...

UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi speaks at a General Assembly high-level meeting on middle-income countries at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 11, 2023. [UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua] ...

BEIJING, 16th June, 2025 (WAM) -- China's national headquarters for flood control and drought relief has activated a Level IV emergency response to flooding in eastern Zhejiang Province, due to ...

The ability to sense impending natural disasters varies significantly across species, with different animals specializing in detecting particular types of events.

Natural disasters have shaped human history, altering landscapes and societies. While these events can be devastating, they have also prompted technological and societal advancements, providing key ...

This paper investigates the short- and medium-term economic impacts of natural disasters, focusing on Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and using global high-frequency nightlight data in addition to ...

Finally, it was not logistically possible to test the population impact of improved psychological well-being capacity by including survivors of natural disasters and public health emergencies.